Critical Care Nurses — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$97,550
10th percentile
$68,940
90th percentile
$137,470
Employment
3,379,720
- CAMedian $140,270 · Employment 338,940
- TXMedian $95,970 · Employment 271,380
- FLMedian $84,190 · Employment 229,940
- NYMedian $109,440 · Employment 205,810
- New York, NYMedian $119,720 · Employment 197,740
- PAMedian $96,430 · Employment 146,520
- OHMedian $82,510 · Employment 143,730
- ILMedian $95,990 · Employment 138,910
- NCMedian $84,350 · Employment 111,120
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $135,560 · Employment 109,360
- MIMedian $94,300 · Employment 104,950
- GAMedian $93,550 · Employment 100,950
- Chicago, ILMedian $100,490 · Employment 100,240
- NJMedian $106,500 · Employment 92,680
- MAMedian $104,550 · Employment 88,200
- VAMedian $93,600 · Employment 77,490
- Dallas, TXMedian $101,420 · Employment 76,680
- MOMedian $81,780 · Employment 76,310
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $101,180 · Employment 73,790
- AZMedian $99,500 · Employment 73,150
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.